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Species, Family, Ac. Maori Name. English Name. Distribution In Stewart Island. L. Remarks. ■ Beyond New Zealand, or Endemic. Within New Zealand. I fc PTERIDOPHYTA— contd. OsMUNDACEAE. Lepiopteris hymenophylloides Heruheru (A. Rich.) Pr.' superba (Col.) Pr. .. Heruheru, punui Single crape-fern End. . . N. C. S. Forests .. Not very common. Double crape-fern, Prince of Wales's feather End. .. N. C. S. Sub. Forest, es- j pecially southern forest Still water Local, but very abundant, and of large size where it occurs. The subantarctic distribution is from Handb. N.Z. Flora, p. 384, said to be collected by Bolton, but not observed by any other collector. Only noted on Ruapuke. Salviniaceae. Azolla rubra R. Br. Red azolla Ana. N. C. S. Lycopodiaceak. Lycopodium Selago L. Fir club-moss .. Cos. temp. c. s. .. Bogs My notes say nothing as to abundance of this or the species following. varium R. Br. Aiis. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. N. C. S. Ker. Bogs. BiUardieri Spring. .. Whiri - o - raukatauri, iwituna Hanging clubmoss Pol.(?) .. Forest Bog, openings in subalpine scrub, subalpine meadow Subalpine meadow Heath on old dunes Forest .. | . ' J Forest Epiphytic. The plant noted here seems intermediate in habit between the typical forms of L. BiUardieri and L. variv/m. Extremely common. Fairly common. Not widely spread. Especially in the forest of flat ground in valleys of Rakiahua and Freshwater Rivers. On tree-trunks, tree-fern stems, and humus on fallen rotting trees. ramulosum T. Kirk. Matted club-moss End. .. 8. fastigiatum R. Br. .. Alpine club-moss Aus. scariosum Forst. f. .. Creeping clubmoss Climbing clubmoss Aus. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. N. 0. S. Ch. volubile Forst. f. .. Waewaekoukou Aus., Pol., Mai., New Cal. Aus., Pol. Tmesipterie tannensis Bernh. Ker. N. C. S. Ch. Sub. SPERMOPHYTA. Taxaceae. Podocarpus Hallii T. Kirk... Totara, kotukutuku. The same name as Fuchsia excorticata, so given on account of its thin bark (Best, 5a) ferruginous Don .. Miro, toromiro Thin-barked totara, largeleaved totara End. N. C. S. Forests, subalpine scrub Rare in many parts. Common in forest on Table Hill Range. Black - pine (but this name had best be limited to P. spicatus) Black-pine End. N. C. 8. Forest Fairly common, but never abundant. spicaiua R. Br. .. Matai, mai End. N. C. S. Forest .. Forest Forest .. Southern forest, subalpine scrub Subalpine scrub, forest Forest, subalpine scrub Southern forest Old dunes in Rakia- j hua Valley There are only a few plants on the island, though evidently much more abundant at one time. A very scarce tree. There are a few examples in the valley of the Freshwater and trees are occasionally cut at the North Arm sawmill. No seedlings were noted. The occurrence of this is verydoubtful. Cheeseman does not cite it in his Flora.] Fairly common near Port Pegasus. In northern province, only recorded from summit of Moehau. Common. The dominant tree of the island. This is known by every one on Stewart Island as the " Kirk pine," and is confused also with D. biforme and D. Bidwillii, the three also being called " swamp pine." Abundant. Although always a plant of high altitudes in New Zealand generally, in Stewart Island it is confined to almost sea-level, and is absent from its favourite habitat, the boggy mountain meadows. dacrydioidea A. Rich. Kahikatea White-pine End. N. 0. S. [Dacrydium Kirkii F. Muell Monoao Kirk's pine End. N. S. (?) biforme (Hook.) Pilger Yellow-pine, tarwood End. c. s. .. Bidwillii Hook. f. .. Mountain-pine .. End. N. C. S. cupressinum Sol. .. Rimu Red-pine End. N. C. S. intermedium T. Kirk Yellow-pine, yellow silver-pine End. N. C. S. Pigmy pine laxifolivm Hook. f... End. C. S. ..